Bulk superconductivity and non-trivial band topology analysis of Pb₂Pd

Abstract In this article, we report single crystal growth of superconducting binary compound Pb 2 Pd. The is well characterized through x-ray diffraction, selected area electron transmission microscopy, field emission scanning microscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy. bulk nature the synthesized determined AC susceptibility magneto-heat capacity measurements. specific heat jump at transition suggests Pd to be a moderately coupled s-wave superconductor. topological non-trivial character evidenced electronic band structure Z invariants, which are calculated under protocols density functional theory. Surface states spectrum also studied, further claims have structure.